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<div role="main"><h1>Customizing the Console view</h1>
<p>The <a href="../reference/cdt_u_console_view.htm">Console</a> view displays the output of the utilities invoked when
building a project or the programs output when running/debugging.</p>
<p>To set Console view preferences</p>
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  <li>Click <strong>Window &gt; Preferences</strong>.</li>
  <li>Expand <strong>C/C++</strong> and <strong>Build</strong>, then click <strong>Console</strong>.<br>
    <img src="../images/cdt_pref_build_console.png" alt="Console Properties" margin="10" ></li>
  <li>To display information on the latest build only, select the <strong>Always clear console before building</strong> check box.</li>
  <li>To open the Console view when a project is built, select the <strong>Open console when building</strong> check box.</li>
  <li>To display the console if it is already open when a project is built, select the <strong>Bring console to top when building (if present)</strong> check box.</li>
  <li>To change the number of lines the console stores in its history, enter a new value in the text field next to <strong>Limit console output (#lines)</strong>.</li>
  <li>To change the number of spaces displayed by a tab, enter the number in the txt field next to <strong>Display tab width</strong>.</li>
  <li>To customize the colors used in the <strong>Console</strong> view, click a color control and select the new color.</li>
  <li>Click <strong>OK</strong>.</li>
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<a href="cdt_t_proj_build_set.htm">Defining Project Build settings</a><br>
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